Organizational Ignition

DEI Office Hours - August 20
2024-08-20 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
Have questions about your DEI initiative?
Join your peers and our experts every 3rd Thursday to learn

what works
what doesn’t work
how to overcome your challenges in implementing DEI so that it actually improves your organization

Senior Leadership Role in DEI: Achieving Organizational Performance Through DEI -
2024-09-17 08:30 - 10:00 (America/New_York)
Senior Management has decided they want to pursue diversity for the good the organization and its customers/clients. You have been tasked with leading or playing a major role in carrying out this decision. But how do you do this? Whether you are Senior management or middle-management – in HR or Business Unit/Department Leadership, this session will help you understand how to set yourself up for a successful diversity, equity, & inclusion push. It will review what we call the 5 magic D&I Implementation Guideposts.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this session you will be able to:

link your DEI initiative to organizational performance
create a roadmap for your DEI initiative
set the proper expectations for a DEI initiative
create welcoming, inclusive spaces and a higher-performing organization.

Facilitator: James McKim, PMP, ITIL, Managing Partner, Organizational Ignition

DEI Office Hours - September 17
2024-09-17 12:00 - 13:00 UTC

How to Have Difficult Conversations
2024-10-15 08:30 - 10:00 (America/New_York)
Want to engage on the topic of diversity but afraid you’ll stumble and offend? Want to challenge discrimination but don’t know how? This workshop will help you gain an understanding of the reasons conversations can be difficult and learn tools to make them more productive.
At the end of this workshop you will understand:

Conversational Norms
Conversation Basics
Skills/Barriers to Productive Conversations
Guidelines/Possible Responses to Address Offensive or Tricky Comments

Facilitator: James McKim, PMP, ITIL, Managing Partner, Organizational Ignition, LLC

DEI Office Hours - October 15
2024-10-15 12:00 - 13:00 UTC

A Board's Role in Igniting Organizational Performance Through DEI
2024-11-19 08:30 - 10:00 UTC
The National Council of Nonprofits defines a Board’s responsibility being “to steer the organization towards a sustainable future by adopting sound, ethical, and legal governance and financial management policies, as well as by making sure the nonprofit has adequate resources to advance its mission.” Research from McKinsey, PWC, and others show that organizations that have diversity in their leadership are more likely to outperform their peers. Yet, it is more than just diversity of people that makes an organization perform at its best.
Author and DEI Expert James Mckim will explore how nonprofit boards can ignite the performance of their organizations by embracing diversity, equity, and inclusion for themselves and their organizations.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this session, participants will:
• describe how diversity, equity, and inclusion can impact your board;
• describe how your board can ensure your organization’s leadership, structure, and programming is equitable and inclusive;
• identify actionable ideas for improving your organization’s performance through DEI.

DEI Office Hours - November 19
2024-11-19 12:00 - 13:00 UTC

DEI Office Hours - December 17
2024-12-17 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
